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Title
The retreat from Long Island
Names
Ogden, Henry Alexander, 1856-1936 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

American History -- 1776

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1897
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1776
Topics
Washington, George, 1732-1799
East River (N.Y.)
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
United States -- 1776
Military retreats -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- 1776
Boats -- New York (State) -- Long Island (N.Y.) -- 1776
Military personnel -- New York (State) -- Long Island (N.Y.) -- 1776
Night
Genres
Conjectural works
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Washington directing the passage of the American Army across the East River, at night. The location is near the Brooklyn pier of the great bridge."
Physical Description
Abrasions on image.
Extent: 1 print : b ; 15 x 14 cm. (5 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17168638
Barcode: 33333159311626
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 60615940-c530-012f-5db5-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1856: Creator Born
  • 1897: Issued
  • 1936: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The retreat from Long Island" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1897. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f58e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The retreat from Long Island" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f58e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1897). The retreat from Long Island Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f58e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The retreat from Long Island